Import/export HS code 843340: Straw or fodder balers

Machines that compress straw or fodder into bales

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 26,457,961
Belgium 14,658,279
Hungary 13,391,667
Germany 11,126,886
France 10,911,609

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 12,819,056 13,638,905 +819,849
Belgium 6,195,240 8,463,039 +2,267,799
Hungary 5,121,214 8,270,453 +3,149,239
Germany 5,451,332 5,675,554 +224,222
France 4,056,024 6,855,585 +2,799,561
Netherlands 5,262,105 5,003,605 -258,500
Norway 235,055 1,020,109 +785,054
Switzerland 236,953 842,325 +605,372
Poland 415,447 611,327 +195,880
Canada 510,721 311,490 -199,231

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Ireland 17,142,950
Hungary 13,490,219
Germany 12,181,796
France 11,004,408
China 9,038,470

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 7,854,914 9,288,036 +1,433,122
Hungary 5,176,045 8,314,174 +3,138,129
Germany 5,667,615 6,514,181 +846,566
France 4,546,273 6,458,135 +1,911,862
China 4,478,485 4,559,985 +81,500
United States 3,858,108 4,172,707 +314,599
Belgium 2,476,894 4,677,651 +2,200,757
Norway 235,055 1,282,254 +1,047,199
Poland 386,617 611,327 +224,710
Canada 536,499 311,490 -225,009

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3
Essex 2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Essex 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 0 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 1 2 +1
Suffolk 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 66,989,433
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,506,363
Other 9,911,706
Road transport 574,862
Air transport 99,909

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,632,472 38,356,961 +9,724,489
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,818,403 8,687,960 +869,557
Other 5,031,383 4,880,323 -151,060
Road transport 55,809 519,053 +463,244
Air transport 8,523 91,386 +82,863

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 26,891,866
Immingham Docks 18,454,209
000 9,911,706
Holyhead 8,902,207
Felixstowe 7,395,449

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover 10,514,166 16,377,700 +5,863,534
Immingham Docks 8,105,066 10,349,143 +2,244,077
000 5,031,383 4,880,323 -151,060
Holyhead 3,831,854 5,070,353 +1,238,499
Felixstowe 3,525,885 3,869,564 +343,679
London 2,278,973 4,311,756 +2,032,783
Milford 2,053,921 3,248,365 +1,194,444
Killingholme 1,367,693 815,148 -552,545
Liverpool Docks 1,580,130 353,802 -1,226,328
Southampton 535,414 313,292 -222,122

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 4
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Manufacture of food products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 11
2026-03 8
2026-02 6
2026-01 9
2025-12 8

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 13
54m+ 9
0-1m 6
15m-54m 4
Other 3

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Norway 8,321,350
Ireland 3,763,365
Netherlands 2,678,761
United States 2,232,985
Turkey 1,683,470

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Norway 2,498,100 5,823,250 +3,325,150
Ireland 1,836,178 1,927,187 +91,009
Netherlands 234,238 2,444,523 +2,210,285
United States 1,437,226 795,759 -641,467
Turkey 658,801 1,024,669 +365,868
France 334,637 1,202,082 +867,445
Thailand 562,715 967,170 +404,455
Belgium 1,031,038 116,719 -914,319
Germany 29,583 800,780 +771,197
China 229,600 509,778 +280,178

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 2,313,743
Ireland 625,202
France 96,069
Netherlands 63,743
Germany 27,861

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 1,207,553 1,106,190 -101,363
Ireland 334,302 290,900 -43,402
France 37,194 58,875 +21,681
Netherlands 0 63,743 +63,743
Germany 0 27,861 +27,861
Greece 18,176 0 -18,176

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,887,832
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,897,119
Other 3,183,119
Air transport 315,059

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,927,874 8,959,958 +1,032,084
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,560,102 7,337,017 +3,776,915
Other 1,635,550 1,547,569 -87,981
Air transport 13,703 301,356 +287,653

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 9,876,298
Southampton 4,033,992
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,460,915
000 3,183,119
Belfast Port 2,145,862

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Immingham Docks 3,141,144 6,735,154 +3,594,010
Southampton 2,388,223 1,645,769 -742,454
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,691,445 1,769,470 +78,025
000 1,635,550 1,547,569 -87,981
Belfast Port 13,000 2,132,862 +2,119,862
Liverpool Docks 1,301,128 548,364 -752,764
London 1,013,585 229,509 -784,076
Harwich 441,092 779,421 +338,329
Dover 139,050 924,329 +785,279
Felixstowe 312,755 523,066 +210,311

Quick facts

HS code: 843340

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Machines that compress straw or fodder into bales